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(Redirected from 1990 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles football team) American college football season

1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
All-American Bowl, L 27–31 vs. NC State
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark McHale (1st season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorMichael Bugar (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
Seasons← 19891991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville   –   10 – 1 – 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Florida State   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   8 – 3 – 1
Southern Miss   –   8 – 4 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 2
Army   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   6 – 5 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   6 – 5 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 6 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 6 – 0
Memphis State   –   4 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 7 – 0
Akron   –   3 – 7 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 7 – 1
Rutgers   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Curley Hallman, the team compiled an 8–4 record and lost the 1990 All-American Bowl. The Golden Eagles had one of the biggest upsets of the college football season when they beat the Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 27–24. Another upset followed later in the season when the Golden Eagles beat the Auburn Tigers by a score of 13–12.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Delta StateW 12–017,590
September 8at No. 13 AlabamaW 27–2475,962
September 15at GeorgiaL 17–1879,812
September 22at Mississippi StateL 10–1340,115
September 29Louisville
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 25–1320,545
October 6at East CarolinaW 16–731,305
October 13at TulaneW 20–1426,662
October 20Memphis State
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)
W 23–724,520
October 27at Virginia TechL 16–2037,462
November 3at Southwestern LouisianaW 14–1317,860
November 10at No. 15 AuburnW 13–1285,214
December 28vs. NC StateNo. 23L 27–3144,000
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1990 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 4 Brett Favre Sr
WR   Michael Jackson Sr
RG 56 Chafan Marsh Jr
RT 78 Chris Ryals Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Perry Carter Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 32 Chuck Davis
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Brett Favre Quarterback 2 33 Atlanta Falcons
Michael Jackson Wide receiver 6 141 Cleveland Browns
Simmie Carter Defensive back 7 195 New York Giants

References

  1. "1990 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. "Survival: USM 12, DSU 0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "USM victory: 'A great feeling'". Hattiesburg American. September 9, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "It's Dogs by a whisker!". The Atlanta Constitution. September 16, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Miss. St. edges past USM 13–10". Enterprise-Journal. September 23, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cards get early Southern mess, tumble 25–13". The Courier-Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "USM smothers East Carolina, 16–7". Hattiesburg American. October 7, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southern Miss spills Tulane". Daily World. October 14, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Eagles topple Tigers". The Jackson Sun. October 21, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hokies hold on in 4th quarter". Daily Press. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Eagles soar over luckless Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Southern Miss shocks Auburn". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Wolfpack claims All American win". The News and Observer. December 29, 1990. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
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